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  • Worker Education and Training
    • Overview
    • Labor Leadership Academy Certificate Program
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    • Customized Courses
    • Tuition & Scholarships
    • Registration Forms
    • Leadership & Union Schools
      • United Steelworkers Summer Institute
      • AFSCME Summer Institute
      • IBEW Arbitration Institute
      • Postal Worker Education
      • Midwest School for Women Workers
    • Workers’ Rights Education
      • Workers’ Rights for Workforce Development
    • Regina V. Polk Women’s Labor Leadership Programs
      • The Polk School
      • Women and Power Leadership Training
      • Instructor Bios
      • Education Links
  • Undergraduate Studies
    • Global Labor Studies | Undergraduate Minor
      • Course Descriptions
    • Certificate in Global Labor Studies
    • Tuition & Scholarships
  • Research and Policy
    • Overview
    • All Publications
    • Policy Reports
    • Academic Publications
    • Curricula
  • Project for Middle Class Renewal
    • Overview
    • Labor Education Advisory Board
    • Affiliated Researchers
    • All Publications
    • Policy Reports
    • Education
    • Fiscal Year Reports
    • Unionization Profiles
    • Wage And Labor Practices
    • Race, Gender, And Labor
    • Taxes, State Revenue and Pensions
    • EQ-IL Dashboard
    • Infographics
    • Podcasts
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By subject: State of the Unions

THE STATE OF THE UNIONS 2024 | A Profile of Unionization in Chicago, in Illinois, and in the United States

Cover image for 2024 unionization report. Decorative.

Bipartisan public approval of labor unions remains near historic highs. Data shows that unions boost workers earnings, expand health insurance coverage, and improve access to paid leave. Though the unionization rate fell nationally, the United States added union members in 2023 for the second consecutive year.The United States added 135,000 new union members in 2023, … Read more

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Labor Education Program School of Labor and Employment Relations 504 E. Armory Avenue | Champaign, IL 61820  

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Email: illinoislabored@illinois.edu
Phone: 217.333.0980
Fax: 217.244.4677